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posts related to: Acupuncture
Aromatherapy in labour
Aromatherapy massage can provide relaxation and relief to women in the first stage of labour, according to the results of a long-term study of more than 8000 expectant mums. Along with more conventional forms of pain relief, women in the first stage of labour were offered essential oils, dropped onto a slip of paper or…
Complementary therapies for labour
Many women choose to use complementary therapies such as acupuncture, hypnosis and aromatherapy to help them in labour. For some women these therapies are very useful, and they need no other form of pain relief. For other women these therapies work best alongside mainstream medical forms of pain relief. Your own midwife, or another midwife…
Posted in Complementary therapies, Labour and Birth, Online antenatal classes
Tagged Acupuncture, Alternative medicine, antenatal class, aromatherapy, babyworld online antenatal class, class 4, complementary therapy, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, labour and birth, Massage, Midwife, reflexology
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Early pregnancy by Zita West
“I’m sure that without Zita’s advice and supplements I would never have survived filming at eighteen weeks. Zita is often called a fertility and pregnancy guru, and I’m definitely one of her followers. The guidance and support she has given me through both my pregnancies has helped me to stay healthy and positive and to relax and enjoy the whole…
Posted in Pregnancy
Tagged Acupuncture, early pregnancy, fish oil, Folic acid, food, Holistic, IVF, Kate Winslet, Massage, Midwife, Miscarriage, morning sickness, natural remedies, Omega-3 fatty acid, pain, Pregnancy, Relaxation, Zita West
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Giving birth abroad
Community midwife, Elizabeth Way-Rider, visited a ‘birth house’ in Germany and discovered a natural and holistic approach to childbirth that leads to very little medical intervention. I was invited to visit the the Gerburtshaus (birthing house) in Soest, Germany to compare their positive, almost holistic care of both mothers and babies in comparison to the midwifery care in the…
Posted in Labour and Birth, Travel
Tagged Acupuncture, aromatherapy, Birth, breathing exercises, Breech birth, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Massage, Pregnancy, Water birth
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I asked the midwife if I was going to die..
‘I asked the midwife if I was going to die…’ Having finally become pregnant with twins thanks to IVF treatment, Gabby Logan, ITV’s star soccer presenter tells us how she was looking forward to fulfilling her dream goal of motherhood. But the birth itself turned out to be a nerve-wracking marathon that, at one stage saw Gabby, now happily…
Posted in Labour and Birth
Tagged Acupuncture, anaesthetist, Blood transfusion, butcher, Christmas, Christmas Day, Gabby, hire car, iPod, ITV, ITV Plc, Jenny Smith, Kenny, Lois, Midwife, Nicholas Fisk, obstetrician, oil-burner filling, reflexology, Reuben
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Real nappies as bad for environment as disposables
5th July 2007 Women who use alternative therapies during fertility treatment are less likely to become pregnant, according to new research. Scientists at Cardiff University studied over 800 women undergoing IVF over the course of a year and found that those who alo used alternative therapies had a 30 per cent lower pregnancy rate than those who relied just…
Posted in News
Tagged Acupuncture, Alternative medicine, alternative therapies, Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities, alternative therapy, complementary medicine, complementary therapy, Edzard Ernst, Fertility, Gynecology, In vitro fertilisation, Infertility, Jacky Boivin, Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, psychiatrist, reflexology
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Pregnancy weight gain increases cancer risk
10 April 2002 Gaining more than 50lb during pregnancy and not managing to lose it after giving birth could put women at greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, researchers claim. A study carried out by experts from the Lombardi Cancer Centre looked at over 27,000 breast cancer patients in Finland. They found…
Posted in News
Tagged Acupuncture, allergy, artificial chemicals, birth defects, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, burns, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, chef, Childhood, Cystic fibrosis, epilepsy, Family, Fertility, Finland, food allergy, foster care services, Jamie Oliver, Jane Wardle, Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Liz Hurley, Lombardi Cancer Centre, migraines, morning sickness, obesity, Pregnancy, Pregnancy over age 50, protection internet filter, Scotland, Sleep deprivation, Teenage pregnancy
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Complementary therapies : acupuncture, reflexology & hypnotherapy
Whether you’re already trying for a baby, or you’re just starting to think about it, complementary therapies can also be helpful when used prior to undergoing conventional treatment or alongside other treatments. Although they can’t repair damaged tubes or produce more eggs, they can boost your general health, reduce stress levels and help you to feel more in control of…
Complementary therapies for families
Complementary therapies have received mixed press in recent years. However, many people are turning to them to relieve problems that Western medicine has not succeeded in helping. Babyworld moderator and complementary therapist Lynne Morgan gives you a basic guide to the most common therapies and explains how they can help in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. What we now…
Posted in Complementary therapies, Parenting styles
Tagged Acupuncture, alternative therapies, aromatherapy, back pain, complementary therapy, cramps, Homoeopathy, Infertility, Massage, morning sickness, postnatal depression, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, reflexology, restless legs, sciatica, Symphysis pubis dysfunction
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Helping women to conceive : Zita West
She has treated Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet and Davina McCall and moves between the NHS and her highly popular Harley St clinic helping women to conceive and have their babies as naturally as possible. babyworld meets midwife, author and natural health practitioner Zita West. There can’t be many trained midwife/acupuncturists – why this unusual combination, do you have…
Posted in Celebrity Babies, Conception
Tagged Acupuncture, conceive, conception, Fertility, holistic therapies, Infertility, Pregnancy, The Zita West Clinic, Zita West
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